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Pictured above is a 3-D reconstruction of bacteriophage lambda with (left) and without (right) DNA. Many viruses, whether they infect bacteria, plants or animals, are adept at packing long stretches of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) within their nanometer-sized protein shells. Researchers are studying the thermal energy released when DNA is being shot out of the virus. (Courtesy: Carnegie Mellon University)
CARNEGIE MELLON (US)—The energy associated with the expulsion of viral DNA has been measured for the first time in what is believed to be a pivotal discovery toward understanding the mechanisms that control viral infection. Continue…
